# Is Eleanor Too Popular? **URL:** \ **Category:** Girl Names\ **Created:** [May 7, 2020, 4:15am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/is-eleanor-too-popular/337932 "2020-05-07T04:15:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![distantsea](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/distantsea/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@distantsea](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/distantsea)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 4:15am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/is-eleanor-too-popular/337932/1 "2020-05-07T04:15:48Z")
[name\_m]Hi[/name\_m]! I like long and old-fashioned names but also want something less common.(below top 100) That’s why I turn down [name\_f]Amelia[/name\_f]. I like [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f] very much, but its popularity is a little unacceptable for me. There was no one called [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f] in the place I live a few years ago, but I have met a few [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f] these years. Is [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f] popular in the area you live? Should I change [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f] into [name\_f]Eleanora[/name\_f], [name\_f]Eleonore[/name\_f] or [name\_f]Leonor[/name\_f]? (I like the nickname [name\_f]Nora[/name\_f] but don’t plan to use it directly ) In addition, I like [name\_f]Clementine[/name\_f] and [name\_f]Matilda[/name\_f], too. [name\_f]Do[/name\_f] you think [name\_f]Clara[/name\_f] and [name\_f]Tilda[/name\_f] are great nn for [name\_f]Clementine[/name\_f] and [name\_f]Matilda[/name\_f]? More than happy to see other advice. Thank you very much in advance! ---
**Author:** ![may.rose](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/may.rose/32/89129_2.png) [@may.rose](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/may.rose)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 4:22am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/is-eleanor-too-popular/337932/2 "2020-05-07T04:22:54Z")
This is one of those names for me that I see an awful lot on nameberry, but never in real life. I say go for it if you love it, because even if it is a little more common than you’d like, I doubt little [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f] would be one of many in her class. ---
**Author:** ![Dechen](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/dechen/32/4212_2.png) [@Dechen](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Dechen)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/is-eleanor-too-popular/337932/3 "2020-05-07T04:23:21Z")
I know a few Eleanors/Elinors of different ages. I wouldn’t say it’s super popular, but also not unpopular. I think what makes it feel more popular is the nickname [name\_f]Ellie[/name\_f]. There are lots of Ellies out there with a variety of different names. I think if it’s a name you love, use it, and maybe choose a less common nickname. [name\_f]Clementine[/name\_f] and [name\_f]Matilda[/name\_f] are lovely, and [name\_f]Clara[/name\_f] and [name\_f]Tilda[/name\_f] are great nicknames. I don’t think [name\_f]Clara[/name\_f] is as intuitive a nickname as [name\_f]Tilda[/name\_f], and I’d be inclined to just use [name\_f]Clara[/name\_f] on its own instead of as a nickname for [name\_f]Clementine[/name\_f]. That’s just my preference, though. ---
**Author:** ![elanorelle](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/elanorelle/32/81764_2.png) [@elanorelle](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/elanorelle)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 4:27am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/is-eleanor-too-popular/337932/4 "2020-05-07T04:27:13Z")
I have never met an [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f]…of any age. [name\_f]Amelia[/name\_f] is very common where I live-- generally Top 10-20 names are fairly common in most areas, but Top 100 names aren’t always. Sometimes they are regional. To give you some perspective: 5,694 girls were named [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f] in 2018. That’s less than half the number of girls named [name\_f]Amelia[/name\_f] (12,301)! And that’s out of the 3.79 _million_ babies born that year. So…no, I wouldn’t say [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f] is too common…yet. It is gaining in popularity, to be sure, but I definitely think it depends on where you live. (At least, those are the stats for the US. Not sure on UK or Australia.) Honestly, though, don’t dismiss a name you love because of popularity. Unless you know someone personally with a little [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f], I think it’s totally usable! ---
**Author:** ![distantsea](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/distantsea/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@distantsea](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/distantsea)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 5:06am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/is-eleanor-too-popular/337932/5 "2020-05-07T05:06:10Z")
Thanks! I will consider it seriously. ---
**Author:** ![distantsea](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/distantsea/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@distantsea](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/distantsea)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 5:11am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/is-eleanor-too-popular/337932/6 "2020-05-07T05:11:27Z")
Thank you! I have no idea of the nickname of [name\_f]Clementine[/name\_f] so I came up with [name\_f]Clara[/name\_f]. But thanks for your opinion. ---
**Author:** ![distantsea](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/distantsea/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@distantsea](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/distantsea)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/is-eleanor-too-popular/337932/7 "2020-05-07T05:13:10Z")
Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![sarahjane1](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/sarahjane1/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@sarahjane1](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/sarahjane1)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/is-eleanor-too-popular/337932/8 "2020-05-07T06:51:40Z")
If this baby is a girl I plan to name her [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f] (I live in NZ). It’s in the bottom end of the top 100 here but I’m a teacher in NZ and I’ve never actually taught an [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f] 🤷🏻‍♀️ [name\_f]My[/name\_f] suspicion is that it’s perhaps a fairly common honour middle name after older family members because I only know two Eleanors under 40 and they both live in the UK. Another thought is that lots of the [name\_f]Ellie[/name\_f]’s one hears could be [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f] but don’t use their full name. This might be another reason why I don’t often hear the name (although it would show up on the school system as [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f] if that was their legal name). Since we will be using the full name, or possibly [name\_f]Nora[/name\_f]/[name\_f]Nell[/name\_f], rather than [name\_f]Ellie[/name\_f] I don’t think it’s ranking on the lists is a reason to not use it. ---
**Author:** ![Greyblue](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/greyblue/32/120523_2.png) [@Greyblue](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Greyblue)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 8:03am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/is-eleanor-too-popular/337932/9 "2020-05-07T08:03:07Z")
I’ve only actually met one little [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f]. [name\_f]Eleanora[/name\_f] does seem like a good alternative ---
**Author:** ![Gia.berry](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/gia.berry/32/50815_2.png) [@Gia.berry](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Gia.berry)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/is-eleanor-too-popular/337932/10 "2020-05-07T09:15:16Z")
I only know two Eleanors, but both are over the age of 10. I don’t think it’s too popular at all, but if you want something unique then [name\_f]Eleanora[/name\_f] and [name\_f]Leonor[/name\_f] are great! [name\_f]Eleonore[/name\_f] is nice, but is essentially the same name with potential spelling issues. [name\_f]Clara[/name\_f] seems more of a standalone name than a nn to me, especially for [name\_f]Clementine[/name\_f]. Maybe [name\_u]Clem[/name\_u], [name\_u]Clemmie[/name\_u], [name\_f]Emma[/name\_f], [name\_f]Emmie[/name\_f], [name\_f]Mimi[/name\_f] or [name\_f]Tina[/name\_f]? I also love [name\_f]Tilda[/name\_f] as a nn for [name\_f]Matilda[/name\_f]! ---
**Author:** ![TDFM](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/tdfm/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@TDFM](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/TDFM)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/is-eleanor-too-popular/337932/11 "2020-05-07T10:11:37Z")
I only know one [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f], an adult. It’s in the top 100 here too (in Australia) but it doesn’t feel too popular at all. As a previous poster said, maybe some of those Ellies you hear are Eleanors but by using [name\_f]Nell[/name\_f]/[name\_f]Nora[/name\_f] (love [name\_f]Nell[/name\_f]) yours won’t fall into the mix of Ellies. I love the name [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f] and would consider using it myself if I have another daughter (with the nickname [name\_f]Nell[/name\_f]). I also love [name\_f]Clementine[/name\_f] ‘[name\_u]Clem[/name\_u]’ ([name\_f]Clara[/name\_f] isn’t an intuitive nn to me) and [name\_f]Matilda[/name\_f], which was the main contender for my daughter’s name. [name\_f]Tilda[/name\_f] is a lovely nn, too. Great names! ---
**Author:** ![distantsea](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/distantsea/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@distantsea](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/distantsea)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/is-eleanor-too-popular/337932/12 "2020-05-07T10:18:06Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![distantsea](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/distantsea/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@distantsea](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/distantsea)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/is-eleanor-too-popular/337932/13 "2020-05-07T10:18:37Z")
Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![distantsea](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/distantsea/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@distantsea](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/distantsea)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/is-eleanor-too-popular/337932/14 "2020-05-07T10:19:44Z")
Thanks! [name\_f]Emmie[/name\_f] really appeals to me. ---
**Author:** ![distantsea](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/distantsea/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@distantsea](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/distantsea)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/is-eleanor-too-popular/337932/15 "2020-05-07T10:23:06Z")
[name\_u]Clem[/name\_u] is lovely! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![sunflowerbelle](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/sunflowerbelle/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@sunflowerbelle](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/sunflowerbelle)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/is-eleanor-too-popular/337932/16 "2020-05-07T14:38:09Z")
I will say that I work with kids in the US, and I have met dozens of little girls named [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f]/[name\_f]Ellie[/name\_f]/[name\_f]Ella[/name\_f]/[name\_f]Nora[/name\_f] recently. It’s a lovely name, but I do see it ALL the time. Maybe it’s just where I live? But it’s lost a little of the charm to me just because it’s so frequently used in my area. Regardless, if you love it, you should use it! I love [name\_f]Clementine[/name\_f] and [name\_f]Matilda[/name\_f]. I would go with [name\_u]Clem[/name\_u] or [name\_f]Cleo[/name\_f] as a nickname for [name\_f]Clementine[/name\_f], as [name\_f]Clara[/name\_f] is a completely different name to me. [name\_f]Emmie[/name\_f] works too, but I would prefer [name\_u]Clem[/name\_u]/[name\_f]Cleo[/name\_f] because they are more distinctive, and [name\_f]Emma[/name\_f]/[name\_f]Emily[/name\_f]/[name\_f]Amelia[/name\_f] is very common. [name\_f]Tilly[/name\_f] and [name\_f]Tilda[/name\_f] are great nicknames for [name\_f]Matilda[/name\_f]! ---
**Author:** ![MichelleM](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/michellem/32/16109_2.png) [@MichelleM](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/MichelleM)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/is-eleanor-too-popular/337932/17 "2020-05-07T14:47:16Z")
[name\_m]Hi[/name\_m] there. I think that we have similar taste. I love love [name\_f]Amelia[/name\_f]. I named my cat that when she was a teeny kitten fourteen years ago, & I didn’t realize how popular the name was back then. And it doesn’t really matter because she’s a cat. 😊 [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f] & [name\_f]Clementine[/name\_f] are both on my top five list too. I think that [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f] is kind of too popular. I would personally use [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f] nn [name\_f]Nellie[/name\_f] ([name\_f]Nellie[/name\_f] was my great grandmother, & it’s so so cute), because that would make it a little more unique. I think, anyway. A lot of Eleanors probably go by [name\_f]Ellie[/name\_f]. I’m a nanny of a six year old, so I know all of the names at school & we go to playgrounds, children’s libraries, etc. a lot. I hear tons of names (and of course take note!), & I hear [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f] fairly rarely. I’m in St. [name\_m]Louis[/name\_m] if that helps. It’s high on the SSA list though. Honestly, I hear [name\_f]Nora[/name\_f] way way more than [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f] around here. I feel like every time we go to the children’s museum (you know, back when the world was normal & those things were open) I would hear three Noras every time. As for [name\_f]Clementine[/name\_f] & [name\_f]Matilda[/name\_f], those are very cute for sisters! [name\_f]Clementine[/name\_f] nn [name\_f]Clara[/name\_f] is a bit of a stretch to me. [name\_f]Clementine[/name\_f] nn [name\_f]Cleo[/name\_f] or [name\_f]Minnie[/name\_f] maybe? [name\_f]Minnie[/name\_f] & [name\_f]Tilda[/name\_f] would really stand out. I personally prefer [name\_f]Matilda[/name\_f] nn [name\_f]Millie[/name\_f]. [name\_f]Cleo[/name\_f] & [name\_f]Millie[/name\_f] would be my vote for nns. [name\_f]Hope[/name\_f] my rambling helps a bit. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![brittanyanitarose](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/brittanyanitarose/32/16720_2.png) [@brittanyanitarose](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/brittanyanitarose)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/is-eleanor-too-popular/337932/18 "2020-05-07T19:04:43Z")
[name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f] is probably the most popular baby girl name in my state over the last 5-10 years (not necessarily ranking at number one at any specific year but in the top 10 that entire period.) I hear it everywhere. I have multiple acquaintances with children named [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f]. I still think it’s a lovely name, but too saturated for me to use as a first. If you truly judt adore it you could go for a frillier variation like [name\_f]Eleanora[/name\_f] or [name\_f]Leanora[/name\_f], but otherwise I’d consider it for a middle name option and seek out something a little less trendy for the first name. Both [name\_f]Clementine[/name\_f] and [name\_f]Matilda[/name\_f] are very familiar, popular even, but not anywhere near as saturated as [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f] which makes them preferable for a first name in my mind. ---
**Author:** ![greentiger](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/greentiger/32/17167_2.png) [@greentiger](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/greentiger)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/is-eleanor-too-popular/337932/19 "2020-05-07T19:18:47Z")
I know a lot of Eleanors of various ages but many go by [name\_f]Ellie[/name\_f], [name\_f]Elle[/name\_f] ([name\_f]El[/name\_f]) and [name\_f]Ella[/name\_f]. I agree with you about it being a very popular name, Id say if you like it a lot but don’t like it being too popular is to change up the spelling slightly (Eléanor, [name\_f]Elenore[/name\_f], [name\_f]Eleonora[/name\_f], Éléonore, [name\_f]Elinor[/name\_f], [name\_f]Elinore[/name\_f], [name\_f]Ellinore[/name\_f], [name\_f]Elynor[/name\_f]) or maybe consider names like [name\_f]Eleanora[/name\_f] which is still almost [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f] but with a slight difference and far less popular. [name\_f]Edit[/name\_f]: But if you don’t want a more so alternative name and want to stick with the more classical names then i’d suggest sticking with [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f] or considering a new name (Examples: [name\_f]Beatrice[/name\_f], [name\_f]Kathleen[/name\_f], [name\_f]Isabel[/name\_f]/[name\_f]Isobel[/name\_f]/[name\_f]Isabelle[/name\_f], [name\_f]Charlotte[/name\_f], [name\_f]Victoria[/name\_f], [name\_f]Penelope[/name\_f], [name\_f]Fiona[/name\_f], [name\_f]Florence[/name\_f], [name\_f]Winifred[/name\_f]/[name\_f]Winnie[/name\_f], [name\_f]Scarlett[/name\_f], [name\_u]Ruby[/name\_u], [name\_f]Vivienne[/name\_f]) ---
**Author:** ![DayJoy](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/dayjoy/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@DayJoy](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/DayJoy)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/is-eleanor-too-popular/337932/20 "2020-05-07T19:48:02Z")
I live in the UK. [name\_f]Eleanor[/name\_f] is quite common here, about 50th in the rankings. I w0uldnt say the name is too popular to be used - popular names are popular because a lot of people use them, that doesnt mean you can’t use them. However, it may be too popular for your taste. [name\_f]Tilda[/name\_f] is a nice nickname for [name\_f]Matilda[/name\_f], but it is a brand of rice here. [name\_f]Clara[/name\_f] is cute. [Next page](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/is-eleanor-too-popular/337932.md?page=2)